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foreign-trained dentist license in Maryland
In Maryland, a foreign-trained dentist generally requires a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD or advanced-standing pathway; no residency-only route was found in the cited sources. Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only for full (general) licensure. Md. Code, Health Occ. §4-302(d) requires the applicant to HOLD a DDS/DMD (or equivalent) from a college authorized by a U.S. state or a Canadian province and recognized by the Board — a foreign (non-CODA) degree does not qualify, so a foreign-trained dentist must complete a U.S. CODA-accredited advanced-standing DDS/DMD (2-3 years) to earn general... Exam signal: iNBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination; formerly NBDE Parts I & II) + ADEX clinical exam administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA. Maryland accepts the all-manikin OR live-patient version of the ADEX exam. (WREB was retired Dec 31 2022.) Confirm current requirements directly with Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (Maryland Dept. of Health).
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- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-MARYLAND-1 Maryland foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1 (health.maryland.gov)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-MARYLAND-2 Maryland foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2 (ada.org)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-MARYLAND-3 Maryland foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3 (onestop.md.gov)